Comments, questions, feedback:

I'm curious to know how the head fake targeting worked out for you. I wrote up the concept and implemented a version of it but it didn't look like it was going to earn its keep. Ugluk doesn't use it at present (though he has many others). -- Martin

In truth, I've lost all trust in my virtual gun array. Puzzle with only last hit targeting (shooting at the last GuessFactor a wave passed the other robot on) beats Puzzle with the array. -- Kev

A VG array needs some time to 'tune-in', but it is always difficult to come to a decision which gun is best in a particular situation. My VG array does quite ok now, but against specific opponents it is not always optimal. It was the choice between movements I spend most of my time with, resulting in only two movements left. One main-movement and one very specific StopNGo. Discarding my third movement let me gain 15 points in the rumble. Ares is a formidable dodger, if you get your StopNGo movement up to that level, I have another ProblemBot. --GrubbmGait

I know why I "lost all trust in my virtual gun array..." there was a bug in it! I fixed this in version 1.2. --Kev

Thanks! I'm happy with Puzzle's score, although its ranking in the rumble didn't improve much. And yes, I'm working on a new robot with WaveSurfing that probably will have Puzzle's gun to start with. -- Kev